hey guys, first post, i caught this bass on Saturday here in NC and didn't have a scale or anything, it was just a local farm pond, i was wondering if you could tell me how big you think it is, thanks and happy fishing!

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that fish looks over 10 to me.  thats a giant.  how big was the lake, from that pic it looks like a tiny little hole

it was just a local farm pond

stated above, thanks!

thats awesome.  did u spot her in the water.  i bet she looked huge.  what did u catch her on, line, lures, etc

actually my girlfriend saw it swimming and called me over, she thought it was a snake because all you could see was a long black line near the top of the water, i was using a blue/purple worm texas rigged and tossed it past the fish maybe 5 feet or so and started reeling it in and twitching the rod, the first 2 times the fish casually kept swimming but moving very very slow, the 3rd time i stopped it right in front of its face for just a second...then twitched it again and that's when it bit, i didn't think it was that big of a fish until he popped his head up and then i knew it was a monster!

thats a great fish,

I would say that fish would go around 9 pounds maybee more. Did you get any measurements?

Man you gotta love them good ol' farm ponds.

thats a great fish,

I would say that fish would go around 9 pounds maybee more. Did you get any measurements?

Man you gotta love them good ol' farm ponds.

unfortunately i did not, i was so excited and out there with just a few friends, we realized we had a tape measure about an hour later and that we should have measured it  :'(

It's hard to say what your fish weighs from the picture. As many others will tell you, a good scale has a way of reducing the weight of fish.

Nice fish. It is a legitimate lunker by any standard.

BTW, welcome to the Forum.

7.5-9ish

I will give it a 10.  It is well over the 10 lb mark.  Nice fish.  I love fishing ponds.  Thats the way I mainly fish, well atleast 98% of the time.  

oh i forgot.....apparently there is a much larger fish in there, "old joe" is his name according to the older gentleman who owns the pond, i'm thinking i might go back soon to see if i can take him for a ride on my hook!

NICE FISH!

I would say its over 9 1/2 lbs easy! If you dn't have a scale, measure length and girth. You can tell the approx. weight with those measurements.

I think if there is a bigger fish in that pond its going to be "Old Joesephine" Males don't grow that big!

Congrats awesome fish!

WOW!!!  At LEAST a 'nine'!  My '9' was 26" in length and that Bass is at least that long and I would suspect, even longer and heavier than mine.  And, kodos for not giving up when she ignored your first attempts 8-).

Dan

She looks spawned out to me, I would say she is 7 to 8 but if you got her 2 weeks ago I would bet 9 or 10.  Nice fish eitherway.  Joey

9 ish.it's hard to tell.anyway, AWESOME DUDE!!! ;D

8-9lbs

It looks at least 8 lbs, a JUMBO by any standards

Roger

;D  25 pounds, Dude.  A new world record!   :

--Poor Richard, B.S., More of the Same, and Piled Higher and Deeper.  

Bigger than anything I have ever caught. Congrats on the beast...er beastess.  

where at in north carolina were you fishing???

I would put her at 9-11 pounds unless she is extremely skinny.  The fish in my avatar is 7 pounds 11 ounces and she sure looks bigger than mine.  I am 5' 10" and 250 pounds if that gives you any sense of scale.  Congratulations!

Without being able to see her belly real well, I'll say 8-9 pounds. As a few others have stated, much bigger than any I've caught! The bass in my avatar went 5lbs 12oz, when I lipped her, I would have sworn 6 1/2 at least! But the truth teller showed me how far off I was! LOL!

I have said a bunch of times that there is no way to tell from a photo. But, if I had to guess I would say 8.5 to 9 pounds. Nice fish!

jmaness - i was fishing around the wendell/zebulon area, right outside of raleigh

one of my friends just sent me a picture from his camera, thanks for all the comments guys, enjoy this picture of my big fish!

I originally said 7 to 8 because she is spawned out, but seeing the new pic 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 but 2 weeks ago 11+   Nice fish